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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Worth County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2021, at 20.875%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 4.944%. The median was 10.877% and the figure for Missouri was 10.82%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.875Worth County
Lowest4.944Sullivan County
Median10.877115 counties
Missouri10.82History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 10.297 %Andrew County: 15.045 %Atchison County: 12.704 %Audrain County: 9.528 %Barry County: 7.403 %Barton County: 15.351 %Bates County: 12.723 %Benton County: 15.324 %Bollinger County: 11.593 %Boone County: 11.665 %Buchanan County: 9.86 %Butler County: 10.877 %Caldwell County: 9.459 %Callaway County: 17.96 %Camden County: 13.942 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.385 %Carroll County: 11.129 %Carter County: 12.909 %Cass County: 11.125 %Cedar County: 20.326 %Chariton County: 12.231 %Christian County: 15.117 %Clark County: 11.294 %Clay County: 13.748 %Clinton County: 14.79 %Cole County: 8.613 %Cooper County: 11.103 %Crawford County: 12.996 %Dade County: 14.374 %Dallas County: 13.651 %Daviess County: 12.308 %DeKalb County: 7.58 %Dent County: 12.644 %Douglas County: 10.442 %Dunklin County: 9.657 %Franklin County: 9.703 %Gasconade County: 7.619 %Gentry County: 9.478 %Greene County: 10.901 %Grundy County: 9.5 %Harrison County: 10.171 %Henry County: 14.631 %Hickory County: 10.309 %Holt County: 11.572 %Howard County: 7.948 %Howell County: 12.632 %Iron County: 11.465 %Jackson County: 9.491 %Jasper County: 10.055 %Jefferson County: 10.315 %Johnson County: 9.769 %Knox County: 14.516 %Laclede County: 9.958 %Lafayette County: 12.726 %Lawrence County: 11.49 %Lewis County: 9.202 %Lincoln County: 10.433 %Linn County: 9.725 %Livingston County: 8.833 %McDonald County: 5.658 %Macon County: 9.472 %Madison County: 7.238 %Maries County: 11.063 %Marion County: 10.045 %Mercer County: 10.37 %Miller County: 12.97 %Mississippi County: 10.342 %Moniteau County: 13.086 %Monroe County: 9.471 %Montgomery County: 12.3 %Morgan County: 14.256 %New Madrid County: 9.279 %Newton County: 11.396 %Nodaway County: 8.643 %Oregon County: 14.687 %Osage County: 9.355 %Ozark County: 16.46 %Pemiscot County: 10.255 %Perry County: 5.942 %Pettis County: 7.242 %Phelps County: 12.259 %Pike County: 9.353 %Platte County: 10.768 %Polk County: 14.723 %Pulaski County: 8.611 %Putnam County: 7.215 %Ralls County: 12.711 %Randolph County: 9.052 %Ray County: 10.706 %Reynolds County: 7.754 %Ripley County: 12.863 %St. Charles County: 12.337 %St. Clair County: 11.53 %Ste. Genevieve County: 14.541 %St. Francois County: 9.655 %St. Louis County: 10.058 %Saline County: 11.868 %Schuyler County: 10.513 %Scotland County: 10.564 %Scott County: 10.5 %Shannon County: 12.946 %Shelby County: 9.376 %Stoddard County: 8.916 %Stone County: 12.858 %Sullivan County: 4.944 %Taney County: 14.252 %Texas County: 13.735 %Vernon County: 8.416 %Warren County: 9.381 %Washington County: 9.616 %Wayne County: 12.358 %Webster County: 13.137 %Worth County: 20.875 %Wright County: 19.873 %St. Louis city: 10.927 %
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%, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Worth County: 20.875 %Worth County20.875Cedar County: 20.326 %Cedar County20.326Wright County: 19.873 %Wright County19.873Callaway County: 17.96 %Callaway County17.96Ozark County: 16.46 %Ozark County16.46Barton County: 15.351 %Barton County15.351Benton County: 15.324 %Benton County15.324Christian County: 15.117 %Christian County15.117Andrew County: 15.045 %Andrew County15.045Clinton County: 14.79 %Clinton County14.79Polk County: 14.723 %Polk County14.723Oregon County: 14.687 %Oregon County14.687Henry County: 14.631 %Henry County14.631Ste. Genevieve County: 14.541 %Ste. Genevieve County14.541Knox County: 14.516 %Knox County14.516Dade County: 14.374 %Dade County14.374Morgan County: 14.256 %Morgan County14.256Taney County: 14.252 %Taney County14.252Camden County: 13.942 %Camden County13.942Clay County: 13.748 %Clay County13.748Texas County: 13.735 %Texas County13.735Dallas County: 13.651 %Dallas County13.651Webster County: 13.137 %Webster County13.137Moniteau County: 13.086 %Moniteau County13.086Crawford County: 12.996 %Crawford County12.996Miller County: 12.97 %Miller County12.97Shannon County: 12.946 %Shannon County12.946Carter County: 12.909 %Carter County12.909Ripley County: 12.863 %Ripley County12.863Stone County: 12.858 %Stone County12.858Lafayette County: 12.726 %Lafayette County12.726Bates County: 12.723 %Bates County12.723Ralls County: 12.711 %Ralls County12.711Atchison County: 12.704 %Atchison County12.704Dent County: 12.644 %Dent County12.644Howell County: 12.632 %Howell County12.632Wayne County: 12.358 %Wayne County12.358St. Charles County: 12.337 %St. Charles County12.337Daviess County: 12.308 %Daviess County12.308Montgomery County: 12.3 %Montgomery County12.3Worth County: 20.875 %Worth County20.875Cedar County: 20.326 %Cedar County20.326Wright County: 19.873 %Wright County19.873Callaway County: 17.96 %Callaway County17.96Ozark County: 16.46 %Ozark County16.46Barton County: 15.351 %Barton County15.351Benton County: 15.324 %Benton County15.324Christian County: 15.117 %Christian County15.117Andrew County: 15.045 %Andrew County15.045Clinton County: 14.79 %Clinton County14.79Polk County: 14.723 %Polk County14.723Oregon County: 14.687 %Oregon County14.687Henry County: 14.631 %Henry County14.631Ste. Genevieve County: 14.541 %Ste. Genevieve County14.541Knox County: 14.516 %Knox County14.516Dade County: 14.374 %Dade County14.374Morgan County: 14.256 %Morgan County14.256Taney County: 14.252 %Taney County14.252Camden County: 13.942 %Camden County13.942Clay County: 13.748 %Clay County13.748Texas County: 13.735 %Texas County13.735Dallas County: 13.651 %Dallas County13.651Webster County: 13.137 %Webster County13.137Moniteau County: 13.086 %Moniteau County13.086Crawford County: 12.996 %Crawford County12.996Miller County: 12.97 %Miller County12.97Shannon County: 12.946 %Shannon County12.946Carter County: 12.909 %Carter County12.909Ripley County: 12.863 %Ripley County12.863Stone County: 12.858 %Stone County12.858Lafayette County: 12.726 %Lafayette County12.726Bates County: 12.723 %Bates County12.723Ralls County: 12.711 %Ralls County12.711Atchison County: 12.704 %Atchison County12.704Dent County: 12.644 %Dent County12.644Howell County: 12.632 %Howell County12.632Wayne County: 12.358 %Wayne County12.358St. Charles County: 12.337 %St. Charles County12.337Daviess County: 12.308 %Daviess County12.308Montgomery County: 12.3 %Montgomery County12.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Worth County20.875+13.32 pts
2Cedar County20.326+9.75 pts
3Wright County19.873+10.05 pts
4Callaway County17.96+10.09 pts
5Ozark County16.46+0.61 pts
6Barton County15.351+2.32 pts
7Benton County15.324+0.3 pts
8Christian County15.117+1.38 pts
9Andrew County15.045+0.33 pts
10Clinton County14.79+3.41 pts
11Polk County14.723+6.29 pts
12Oregon County14.687+7 pts
13Henry County14.631+2.71 pts
14Ste. Genevieve County14.541+5.29 pts
15Knox County14.516+5.84 pts
16Dade County14.374+4.04 pts
17Morgan County14.256+1.37 pts
18Taney County14.252+0.34 pts
19Camden County13.942+0.67 pts
20Clay County13.748+5.21 pts
21Texas County13.735+3.77 pts
22Dallas County13.651+0.13 pts
23Webster County13.137-4.57 pts
24Moniteau County13.086+0.5 pts
25Crawford County12.996+2.97 pts
26Miller County12.97+1.96 pts
27Shannon County12.946-0.76 pts
28Carter County12.909-0.08 pts
29Ripley County12.863+0.83 pts
30Stone County12.858-0.54 pts
31Lafayette County12.726+2.71 pts
32Bates County12.723+4.33 pts
33Ralls County12.711+3.57 pts
34Atchison County12.704+4.46 pts
35Dent County12.644-0.38 pts
36Howell County12.632-1.66 pts
37Wayne County12.358+0.55 pts
38St. Charles County12.337-0.51 pts
39Daviess County12.308-4.91 pts
40Montgomery County12.3-5.25 pts
41Phelps County12.259+2.77 pts
42Chariton County12.231-0.73 pts
43Saline County11.868+6.12 pts
44Boone County11.665+0.38 pts
45Bollinger County11.593-0.74 pts
46Holt County11.572+5.11 pts
47St. Clair County11.53+3.46 pts
48Lawrence County11.49-1.24 pts
49Iron County11.465-1.59 pts
50Newton County11.396+2.57 pts
51Clark County11.294+3.81 pts
52Carroll County11.129+4.69 pts
53Cass County11.125-0.55 pts
54Cooper County11.103+2.38 pts
55Maries County11.063+5.67 pts
56St. Louis city10.927+2.31 pts
57Greene County10.901+1.2 pts
58Butler County10.877+0.35 pts
59Platte County10.768-1.29 pts
60Ray County10.706+1.74 pts
61Scotland County10.564+2.18 pts
62Schuyler County10.513+2.3 pts
63Scott County10.5+1.03 pts
64Douglas County10.442+2.06 pts
65Lincoln County10.433-2.53 pts
66Mercer County10.37-0.03 pts
67Mississippi County10.342+1.6 pts
68Jefferson County10.315-1.5 pts
69Hickory County10.309-5.39 pts
70Adair County10.297+1.82 pts
71Pemiscot County10.255+1.46 pts
72Harrison County10.171+2.81 pts
73St. Louis County10.058-0.73 pts
74Jasper County10.055+0.15 pts
75Marion County10.045+1.54 pts
76Laclede County9.958-3.27 pts
77Buchanan County9.86-1.05 pts
78Johnson County9.769+0.33 pts
79Linn County9.725-2.56 pts
80Franklin County9.703-2.01 pts
81Dunklin County9.657-1.35 pts
82St. Francois County9.655-0.63 pts
83Washington County9.616+0.34 pts
84Audrain County9.528+0.1 pts
85Grundy County9.5-0.99 pts
86Jackson County9.491-1.8 pts
87Gentry County9.478+0.82 pts
88Macon County9.472+2.04 pts
89Monroe County9.471-1.11 pts
90Caldwell County9.459-1.96 pts
91Warren County9.381+0.78 pts
92Shelby County9.376-3.11 pts
93Osage County9.355-1.18 pts
94Pike County9.353+0.96 pts
95New Madrid County9.279-8.09 pts
96Lewis County9.202-0.25 pts
97Randolph County9.052+1.13 pts
98Stoddard County8.916-1.07 pts
99Livingston County8.833+2.25 pts
100Nodaway County8.643-2.24 pts
101Cole County8.613-2.38 pts
102Pulaski County8.611-1.95 pts
103Vernon County8.416-0.74 pts
104Cape Girardeau County8.385-1.81 pts
105Howard County7.948+3.45 pts
106Reynolds County7.754+4.08 pts
107Gasconade County7.619-1.67 pts
108DeKalb County7.58-0.88 pts
109Barry County7.403-2.31 pts
110Pettis County7.242+0.09 pts
111Madison County7.238-1.89 pts
112Putnam County7.215-0.08 pts
113Perry County5.942-1.21 pts
114McDonald County5.658-9.86 pts
115Sullivan County4.944+1.88 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/missouri-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/missouri-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Worth County, with 20.875% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 4.944% in 2021.

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